WorksheetsMacbeth Act III - Act V Vocabulary Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
This word means having no equal, peerless, unmatched. In the context of the play, Macbeth tells the murderer that if he carried out the plan, he is this.
nonpareil
mirth
augur
sleight
This word means showing fearlessness or determination. In the context of the play, Macbeth feels that Banquo has a _________ temper of his mind.
gruel
rabble
dauntless
sleight
This word means jovial and without concern. Macbeth tells his wife to be this as he alludes to the night´s evil deeds planned for Banquo and Fleance.
prowess
jocund
avarice
epicure
This word means the use of dexterity or cunning, so as to trick or deceive. Hecate plans to use magical ________ to fool Macbeth.
sleights
mirth
avarice
sundry
This word means to temporarily injure or harm. Macbeth tells his wife that they have _______ the snake, not killed it, in reference to their maintaining the throne.
fiend
vanquished
scotched
sundry
This word means a wicked, demon-like person. It is used to describe both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the final acts of the play.
prowess
ague
epicure
fiend
This word means to defeat or subdue by force. Macbeth believes that he will never be _________ until Birnam Woods move to Dunsinane Hill.
upbraided
prowessed
augured
vanquished
This word means a person who has a refined taste or who overindulges in bodily delights like food and drink. Macbeth scolds his former soldiers who have deserted him and says that they can mingle with the English _______, suggesting that he is somehow more holy than they are.
epicures
agues
fiends
gruels
This word means superior skill, strength, or courage. Old Siward is comforted that the ___________ of his son, Young Siward, was confirmed since his wounds were on his front, meaning he died fighting.
gruel
avarice
prowess
tarry
This word means consisting of an assortment of different kinds. Macbeth says that he couldn´t reveal his role in the murder of Banquo for _________ weighty reasons.
rabble
arbitrate
tarry
sundry
